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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII). Includes material from the 2005 supplement.
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Quotation dates: 1996-2004
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SODIE, n. Also sodi, soddie, sod(d)y. Sc. forms and usage of Eng. soda (Slk. 1810 Spy (17 Nov.) 90, soddy-, Sc. 1831 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1856) III. 294; Per. 1879 R. M. Fergusson Village Poet 182; Rxb. 1920 Kelso Chronicle (23 July) 2; Edb. 1931 E. Albert Herrin' Jennie 132; Ork., Per. 1971). Sc. combs. (1) sodyheid, sodie heid, a feather-brain, numskull, flibbertigibbet (Sc. 1964 Weekly Scotsman (23 July) 19; Gsw. 1971; Edb. 2000s). Deriv. sodie-heidit; (2) sodie scone, also soda scone. A scone made of flour, bicarbonate of soda, cream of tartar, salt and, traditionally, buttermilk or sour milk, baked on a girdle. (1) Sc. 1996 Observer 11 Aug 18:
Just as the Inuit have 80 words for snow, ... as do the number of ways Scots enjoy hitting each other (coup, belt, dunt, scud), and there's a wheen of ways to insult the stupid (gowk, numpty, nyaff, tube, chunty-heid, sodie-heid, diddy and dafty). Edb. 2000:
Ma faither aye cried me a sodie heid. Imagine that!Sc. 2001 Scotsman 24 Apr 12:
This happens every time I take a stance against the paranormal, the supernatural or any other hocus-pocus rubbish that sodie-heidit trumpets like these believe in.wm.Sc. 2004:
Ye're a sodie-heidit crowd.Edb. 2004:
He's a right sodie-heided bairn.(2) Sc. 1999 Laura Mason with Catherine Brown Traditional Foods of Britain 262:
Modern bakers have transferred most, but not all, scones to the oven. Despite this, the demand for girdle-baked scone continues and every Scottish baker has a large hot-plate where daily he girdle-bakes a supply of soda scones, potato scones, pancakes and crumpets.Ayr. 2000:
Sodie scone.
